Legal Opinion

Ward v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 21, 2006No. 0441052PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDER, Judge.

Michael D. Ward (appellant) appeals from his bench trial convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. On appeal, he contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress, which was based on claimed deficiencies in the anticipatory warrant used to enter and search his residence. He also contends the evidence was insufficient to prove he knew the package delivered to his home contained the cocaine and marijuana and, thus, was insufficient to support his convictions. We hold the anticipatory…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Ervin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  2. Ward v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  3. Bly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  4. Rudolph David Taylor v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016
  5. Antonio Alexander Jefferson v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020

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